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Getting Down in the Dubbing: Behind the Voice Work of ‘Witch Hat,’ ‘Daemons’ and ‘Dr. Stone’

The Crunchyroll shows’ voice casts reflect on accents, timing, and collaboration, detailing how ADR directors, writers, engineers, and performers shape English dubs and faithful adaptation performances.

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Witch Hats, Daemons and Stranger Things

Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at the new TV anime ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ and ‘Daemons of the Shadow Realm,’ and also casts an ‘anime eye’ over Netflix’s recent ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ’85’ series.

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Crunchyroll Sets Same-Day English Dub Launch for 'Witch Hat Atelier' Anime

By Dan Sarto | Friday, March 27, 2026 at 11:39am

The adaptation of Kamome Shirahama’s manga will premiere April 6 with simultaneous English and Japanese releases of Episodes 1 and 2, alongside multiple dubbed language options.

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Crunchyroll Drops ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ Anime Series Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:33am

New footage introduces additional main characters, voice cast and music details for the upcoming adaptation of Kamome Shirahama’s award-winning manga.

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Kenichiro Akimoto Talks Ominous Color in ‘All You Need Is Kill’

The director of the anime feature based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s sci-fi novel, previously adapted in the Tom Cruise thriller ‘Edge of Tomorrow,’ discusses unconventional, exaggerated character designs and beautiful, vibrant colors that depict some less than friendly plants; from GKIDS, hits U.S. theaters today, January 16.

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The Studio Behind ‘All You Need is Kill’: the Eiko Tanaka Interview

As Studio 4°C’s time-looping adventure hits U.S. cinemas, Andrew Osmond talks to the studio’s CEO about four decades of animation.

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‘Children of the Sea’ and ‘Summer Time Rendering’: 2 Summers with Ayumu Watanabe

Anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks at 2 anime from the noted director – a film and a TV series – that are both set against summer sun, are easy to overlook, and are very good.

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Animating the Essence of Nature in Ayumu Watanabe’s ‘Children of the Sea’

The director discusses bringing Daisuke Igarashi’s 2006 manga to life in a dazzling, iridescent, and beautifully animated film that captures the complex bonds between all living things.

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TEASER: GKIDS Acquires NorAm Rights to ‘Children of the Sea’

Latest animated feature from Japan’s STUDIO4°C is directed by Ayumu Watanabe with a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi.